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After Marc Chagall
Estimate
70,000 - 90,000 GBP
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Description
- After Marc Chagall
- Douze maquettes de vitraux pour jerusalem (Mourlot Charles Sorlier 12-23)
- Lithograph
- Each sheet: circa 744 by 525mm; 29 3/8 by 20 5/8 in
The complete set of 12 lithographs printed in colours, 1964, each signed in pencil and numbered XXVII/LXXV (there was also an edition of 150 in Arabic numerals), on Arches wove paper
Condition
The full sheets, in good condition, framed.
Minor imperfections in individual plates are as follows:
The Tribe of Simeon (M. CS 13): the colours are very slightly attenuated.
The Tribe of Levi (M. CS 14), The Tribe of Nephtali (M. CS 21), and The Tribe of Joseph (M. CS 22): with very pale mount-staining in the margins.
The Tribe of Issachar (M. CS 17) and The Tribe of Gad (M. CS 19): with very pale light-staining.
The Tribe of Dan (M. CS 18): traces of pale light-staining only alongside the left side of the printed image, and a pale line at the matt opening.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The stained glass windows by Marc Chagall were originally designed in 1962 for the Synagogue of the Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Centre near Jerusalem. This hospital was the first in the state of Israel. Under Chagall's supervision, Charles Sorlier translated these designs into the present set of lithographs in 1964 at Atelier Mourlot.
The Hebrew Bible was his primary inspiration for this work, particularly Genesis 49 and Jacob’s blessings of his twelve sons, and Deuteronomy 33 where Moses blesses the twelve tribes.
Chagall's poetic interpretation of Jacob’s blessings goes beyond the literal. Images are populated by floating figures of animals, flowers, fish, and numerous Jewish symbols. As Julian Cain notes in his introductory essay to the plates, for Chagall the Bible was ‘very much alive...at one moment [it is] history, or it’s a novel, or sometimes pure poetry.’ Ulrike Gauss, ed., Marc Chagall: The Lithographs, a Catalogue Raisonné (Germany, 1998)
The Hebrew Bible was his primary inspiration for this work, particularly Genesis 49 and Jacob’s blessings of his twelve sons, and Deuteronomy 33 where Moses blesses the twelve tribes.
Chagall's poetic interpretation of Jacob’s blessings goes beyond the literal. Images are populated by floating figures of animals, flowers, fish, and numerous Jewish symbols. As Julian Cain notes in his introductory essay to the plates, for Chagall the Bible was ‘very much alive...at one moment [it is] history, or it’s a novel, or sometimes pure poetry.’ Ulrike Gauss, ed., Marc Chagall: The Lithographs, a Catalogue Raisonné (Germany, 1998)